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Status:
US Approved Rx (2002)
First approved in 2002

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Nitisinone, 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione (NTBC) is a triketone with herbicidal activity. Orfadin® capsules contain nitisinone used in the treatment of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1). Nitisinone is a competitive inhi...